Goodyear hiring blimp pilots!

[91100 100 set]

You think you're gone too much now? Try getting back to your base 1000 miles away with a ground speed of 10 kts!

Do they pay block or better?

 

[Whataburger]

Blimpatorium, is that like the Sportatorium - The house that Fritz built?

Had a buddy that flew the Fugi blimp, loved it. Lots of money. Mucho time away from home. Could back up and go sideways on the LOC/GS to correct.

 

[CrewDawg]

Had a bud who owned a lawn mowing company during colllege and used to cut the grass at wingfoot lake (the base in Akron, OH). After a while he started talking with the pilots and they started letting him fly with them all the time. They would call him to do reposition flights with them and he has quite a bit of time in the Goodyear blimp. Last time I talked with him I think he met the requirements to get his certificate. He said it was alot of fun just slow. It counts as multi time, but I don't think he used it towards his 100 multi. But I believe it was a good interview topic, hmmm I see you have time in the "Spirit of America," tell us about that.

 

[Motive Flow]

I don't mean to be a downer, but here's a voice recording of an actual blimp crash.


15:19:30 Woa, what the hell.......
15:20:32 Hang on to the sonofabitch
15:20:40 I cant hold her...were going down...we got 10ft
15:21:12 Drop ballast, full power.....cmon on baby...9ft
15:23:41 Damnit were still goin down...8ft
15:23:58 7 ft
15:24: 21 6 ft...cmon baby
15:24:33 Florida center this is GY Pan Pan Pan, we are at 5ft and unable to maintain altitude
15:24:44 Whats wrong with her? 4 ft
15:24:49 uninteligable
15:25:04 Florida center, gy mayday mayday mayday, ....at...uh..we have 3 ft...were goin in
15:25:24 watch out for the curb bill, hang on...2 ft
15:25:37 1 ft BRACE BRACE BRACE
15:25 51 -Sound of impact
15:25:55 You OK Bill?
15:25:57 Ya, i think i spilled my coffee though
END OF RECORDING

Now that's scary!